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JavaScript actions introduction

JavaScript actions introduction - GitHub Tutorial

From the course: Advanced GitHub Actions

JavaScript actions introduction

- The GitHub marketplace has thousands of actions that we can use for just about anything in our workflows, from setting up environments, building and testing applications, to even deploying those applications to the cloud. But sometimes we need to have a custom action, perhaps for our own use or to share with other developers. One way to do that is with a Docker container that pulls together all of our dependencies and custom code. GitHub Actions also allows you to create actions using pure JavaScript, and with so many developers using JavaScripts. this is a great approach for creating custom automation without leaving the context of other projects. Let's take a look at how to create a JavaScript action, and then jump into an example.

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